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Title: James Henderson, Millvale, [?] to Anne [?], [U.S.A.?].
ID1415
CollectionIrish Emigration Database
FileHenderson, James/45
Year1860
SenderHenderson, James
Sender Gendermale
Sender Occupationunknown
Sender Religionunknown
OriginMillvale, Pennsylvania?, USA
DestinationNew York?
RecipientAnne
Recipient Genderfemale
Relationshipsiblings?
SourceT 1475/1 p.35: Copied by Permission of Miss A. McKisack, 9, Mount Pleasant, Belfast.
ArchiveThe Public Record Office, Northern Ireland.
Doc. No.9006061
Date02/01/1860
Partial Date
Doc. TypeLET
LogDocument added by JM 01:09:1993.
Word Count303
Genre
Note
TranscriptMillvale.

Jan. [January?] 2nd 1860
My dear Anne,

I may say you have compelled me to write an acknowledgement
of the handsome compliments of the Season which you sent
me on Christmas Day and New Year's day. There is one thing I
don't understand what it is intended for, and that is the scarlet
ribbon, but this you can explain to me when we meet. I was
relieved of much anxiety when I heard of the safe arrival of William
and his agreeable wife at New York, for their voyage was
anything but a pleasant one. I think he condemns the vessel unjustly
for what vessel could run smooth in such boistrous weather.
William should rather praise the vessel which took them safe to
America. I hope William got all the matters doing well at home
and that his young men give a good account and true, of themselves
during his absence, and to his satisfaction. Every note
I have from them is in some part of it "No arrival of Anne yet".
Belfast is such a gay place that you cannot draw yourself away
from it after so much gaiety. You will require sometime to recruit
yourself in a place like Mr. McNeilly. It is uncertain
when Mary McAllister may arrive there, I had a note from her
yesterday and she has a cold. I have got rid of my cold but keep
much about home. The Dr. [doctor?] allows me three or four hours in the
middle of the day when fine to take exercise and pay visits a short
distance from home and I keep as near to his order as I
possibly can. A note from David lately, they were all expecting
to hear from you as to the sending of the Car for you. My time
is up for the post, I am

Yours sincerely

James Henderson.